Tuesday, November 1

Activities that are quite difficult, remarkable, formative if they happen

Major extensions of existing activities, at NLM or elsewhere in the community

Important activities that are relatively easier to achieve (i.e. slam dunks)

11:30

Next Steps for the Panel

Where we go from here

Additional information needed before the next meeting

Any volunteers to help write up draft findings and recommendations?

12:00

Adjourn

Lunch

Optional for those who care to stay (carryout boxes for those heading to the airport)

Between Meetings

Between the first and second meetings, the designated panel resource person/scribe will work with NLM staff to consolidate the list of recommended activities and prepare a draft set of recommendations for the panel to review at meeting 2. The recommendations will be accompanied with an outline of a final panel report.

This will be distributed before meeting 2.

2nd Meeting - February 21-22, 2006

National Library of Medicine, Board of Regents Room

Tuesday, February 21

8:00

Continental Breakfast

Board Room

9:00

Opening Business Panel Co-Chairs Ted Shortliffe, Gail Yokote

Overview of the meeting agenda

what the panel will accomplish, how it will be done, final output expectations, schedule

9:05

Reflections on the Panel’s Draft Report Don Lindberg

9:15

Working Group 1: Improve the ability to generate useful knowledge by reshaping the systems for organizing and communicating biomedical information.

Scott Plutchak, Working Group Chair

Overview of key issues discussed -- Working Group Chair (10 minutes)

Within the scope of each working group’s report, substantive discussion to evaluate the recommendations from the standpoint of:

Are they clear and complete?

Are they actionable?

Are they actionable by NLM?

What would be defined as success?

Identification of the panel’s highest priorities within the objective

10:00

Coffee Break

10:15

Working Group 2: Ensure Preservation of and permanent access to biomedical literature and generated scientific knowledge

Linda Watson, Working Group Chair

See above

11:00

Working Group 3: Improve the information resources and tools needed to translate scientific discovery into improvements in health

Alexa McCray, Working Group Chair

See above

11:45

Working Group 4: Enhancing education pathways, from K-16 to graduate school to continuing professional education.

Roz Dudden, Working Group Chair

See above

12:30

Working Group 5: Enhance and extend NLM’s contributions to emergency and disaster response.

Jim Gray, Working Group Chair

See above

12:30

Lunch

NLM Visitors Center

1:30

Working Group 6: Expand NLM facilities to meet the Library’s 21st century mission and space requirements